Intellektueller

/[ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛlɐ]/ noun

Letters

15 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,920

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Intellektueller is aGermannoun. It means: geistig, künstlerisch oder schöpferisch tätiger Mensch Pronounced [ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛlɐ]. Often confused with intellektuell and Intellektuelle.

Key facts for Intellektueller
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HeadwordIntellektueller
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛlɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#26,920
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Intellektueller in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Intellektueller is 15 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛlɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,920 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "geistig, künstlerisch oder schöpferisch tätiger Mensch".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for Intellektueller, with forms such as "inetllektueller", "inntellektueller", and "intelektueller". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intellektuell", "Intellektuelle", "intellektuellen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Intellektueller, spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-K-T-U-E-L-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistig, künstlerisch oder schöpferisch tätiger Mensch

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetllektueller,inntellektueller,intelektueller,intelelktueller,intellekktueller,intellekteuller,intellekttueller,intellektuelelr,intellektueler,intellektuellerr,intellektuellre,intellektuleler,intellekuteller,intelletkueller,intellketueller,intlelektueller,inttellektueller,itnellektueller,nitellektueller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Intellektueller

Misspelling Variants of "Intellektueller"

inetllektueller15inntellektueller16intelektueller14intelelktueller15intellekktueller16intellekteuller15intellekttueller16intellektuelelr15
Misspelling Variants of "Intellektueller"

Frequency rank: #26,920 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Intellektueller"?
"Intellektueller" is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-K-T-U-E-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛlɐ].
What does "Intellektueller" mean?
As a noun, "Intellektueller" means: geistig, künstlerisch oder schöpferisch tätiger Mensch
What words are commonly confused with "Intellektueller"?
"Intellektueller" is commonly confused with "intellektuell", "Intellektuelle", "intellektuellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Intellektueller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Intellektueller" is [ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Intellektueller" come from?
"Intellektueller" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.